Thursday, March 30, 2017

HAWAIIAN LETTERS AND A NEW GAME AT THE Y. M. C. A.

Letter
From Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham Contains Important
Enclosures—President Dole's Communication Which the Minister Says Reflects Upon
President Cleveland—Mr. Willis Demands Specific Charges or Retraction.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The president, in a
brief note of transmittal, submitted to congress the latest correspondence
relating to Hawaii. It comprises some brief notes of Minister Willis to
Secretary Gresham, which are unimportant, but the chief features of it are
letters passing between Minister Willis and [provisional] President Dole, in one of which the
minister complains of an utterance of President Dole as reflecting on the
president of the United States, and a letter from President Dole, in which he
specifically inquires if Mr. Willis' instructions authorized force. This is the
Hawaiian message of transmission which precedes the correspondence:

To the
Congress:

I transmit herewith dispatches received
yesterday from our minister at Hawaii with certain correspondence which
accompanied the same, including a most extraordinary letter dated Dec. 27,
1893, signed by Sanford B. Dole, minister of foreign affairs for the
provisional government, addressed to our minister, Mr. Willis, after the
arrival of my message at Honolulu, with copies of the instructions given to our
minister. GROVER CLEVELAND.

The correspondence contains a number of communications
of minor importance and a long letter from Mr. Willis to Secretary Gresham in
which he describes the receipt of a letter from Dole which seemed to cast
reflections upon the president. The letter to Secretary Gresham contains
enclosures of the correspondence between himself and Dole in reference to the
objectionable letter referred to.

The first enclosure is Mr. Dole's letter to Willis,
which is as follows:

DEPARTMENT OP FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HONOLULU, Dec.
27, 1893.

Sir—Pending the further action of the
government of the United States upon the matter contained in your communication
of Dec. 18 and my reply to the same, dated Dec. 23, I desire to call your
excellency's most serious consideration to the dangerous and critical condition
of this community, arising, I must respectfully submit, out of the attitude
which you have assumed and the language which you have used in public and in
communications to this government, and also out of the published letter of the
secretary of state of the United States, and the president's message on the
subject of the restoration of monarchies.

I do not, however, claim or intimate that
this unfortunate situation has been intentionally created by you or by the
government which you represent, but arises from a natural construction of your
attitude and the ambiguous terms of the statement referred to.

At the time of your arrival in this country
the forces of the government were organized and were amply sufficient to
suppress any internal disorder.

After your arrival you made communications
regarding your policy, which were ambiguous, and for several weeks you failed
to disclose your intentions and have only partially done so up to the present
moment, leaving this government to infer what they may ultimately expect from
the letter from Gresham and the president's message, in which it has been
declared in very distinct language that the deposed queen ought to be restored
to the throne by the government of the United States and they leave the United
States to infer that this assumed obligation would be discharged. Your language
expressed in public declared that you intended to perform some act when the
proper time arrived without disclosing what that act would be.

Under these circumstances there arose at once
a general feeling of disquiet. The natural inference from your attitude,
language and refusal to disclose your purpose, and from Mr. Gresham's letter
and the president's message, was and is that you intended to use force in maintaining
your policy. The fact is well known that you, as admitted by yourself, in your
communication of Dec. 19, without the consent or knowledge of this government,
have held negotiations with the deposed queen for the purpose of overthrowing
this government. The apprehensions of both political parties, as well as that
of persons who remain neutral in these matters, is that you hold instructions
to use physical force for the restoration of the monarchy. I am not prepared to
state that the government entertains this opinion, although its want of information
to the contrary has compelled it to act as if it were correct.

In consequence of your attitude in this
behalf, the enemies of the government, believing in your intentions to restore
the monarchy by force, have become emboldened. Threats of assassination of the
officers of this government have been made. The police force is frequently
informed of the conspiracies to create disorder. Rumors of the intended landing
of your forces for offensive purposes have agitated the community for many
days. The situation for weeks has been one of warfare without the incident of
actual combat. Even the ex-queen has called upon this government for
protection, which was awarded to her.

The government has most earnestly sought
from you and through our representative at Washington from your government some
assurance that force would not be used, and has failed to obtain it. Your
action has unfortunately aroused the passions of all parties and made it
probable that disturbances may be created at any moment.

l am informed by military authorities that while
the force at your command is sufficient to destroy this city, it is
insufficient to suppress any general rising and conflict of armed forces and
insurrections or to prevent the loss of life and property.

This government is reluctant to believe that
this condition of affairs was contemplated or expected by yourself or by the
president of the United States.

I have, therefore, to ask you to inform me with
the least delay whether you hold instructions to enforce your policy with the
use of arms in any event.

I trust that you will be able to reply to
give assurances that will tend to allay the apprehensions existing in the
community.

I have the honor to be with the highest
consideration, your excellency's obedient servant,

SANFORD B. DOLE, Minister of Foreign
Affairs.

Mr. Willis to Mr. Dole:

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, HONOLULU, Dec.
27, 1893.

SIR—Your communication of this date was
delivered this afternoon and would have received an immediate answer except for
the statement reflecting upon the president of the United States and on his
diplomatic agent in this country, which, in view of their gravity, should, I
respectfully submit, be set forth with more particularity and certainty. In order,
therefore, to answer your communication as it should be answered, I beg leave
to call your attention to the following clauses and sentences, which cannot be
properly commented on or replied to until understood:

First—You refer in several places to
"the attitude which you, the diplomatic agent of the United States,
assumed"- "the natural construction of my attitude"; "in
consequence of your attitude in this behalf"; "owing to your attitude
the government has been compelled," etc. "Attitude:" as well
understood, "is essentially and designedly expressive," its object
being "to set forth and exhibit some internal feeling."

If this is the accepted meaning of the word,
will you point out when and where and how the representative of the United
States "assumed" any "attitude" towards the supporters of
the provisional government or that government itself other than one
"essentially and designedly expressive" of peace?

Second—You assert that "at the time of
your (my) arrival in this country the forces of this (your) government were
organized and were amply sufficient to suppress any internal disorder."

Will you inform me what connection this
statement had or is desired to have with the government of the United States or
with its representative?

Third—You refer to the language which
"you (I) have used in public and in communications to this
government," but you give neither time, place nor subject matter to the
"language" or ''communication."

Fourth—You call attention to the published
letter of the secretary of state and the president's message on the subject of
the restoration of the queen, but you quote the words of neither, so that if I
were at liberty to discuss with you matters not properly subject to diplomatic
cognition, I have not sufficient data to do so,
as the secretary's letter is not before me and the president has transmitted to
congress two messages on the subject referred to, both of which I assume you
were familiar with at the time you wrote your letter. May I ask, therefore, to
which message do you refer, or do you include both?

Fifth—You further state that after
"your (my) arrival you (I) made communications regarding your policy which
were ambiguous." May I ask to whom and when these
"communications" were made and what were their contents?

Sixth—You also say "your (my) language
in public declared that you (I) intended to perform some act when the proper
time arrived without declaring what that act would be." May I inquire
again, when and where and to what "public" was such language used?

You further say, "This government has
most earnestly sought from you some assurance that force would not be used and
has failed to obtain it." Will you inform me at what time and in what
manner your government "earnestly sought" the "assurance"
referred to?

In conclusion, I would ask your careful
consideration of the following statement: "Your (my) action has
unfortunately aroused the passions of all parties and made it probable that
disturbances may be created at any moment." Before replying to the above,
I think your further attention should be drawn to it, as I refuse to believe
that upon re-examination you will feel at liberty to affix your official
signature to such an extraordinary declaration.

Hoping that you will reply "with the least
delay" as requested, by giving me the desired information, I am, sir, with
renewed assurance of friendly consideration, very respectfully,

ALBERT S. WILLIS, E. E. and M. P., U. S. A.

On Dec. 29 President Dole replied that it
was not necessary to further go into the matter, as the president's message to
congress satisfactorily answered the question as to the further action of the
administration.

Then follows a letter of Mr. Willis
suggesting the withdrawal from the government records of all this
correspondence, to which Mr. Dole politely declined assent.

Then follows the last inclosure [sic,] which
is a letter dated Jan. 1, from Minister Willis to Mr. Dole, renewing the
request for specifications as to the allegations made by President Dole, in
order that he (Mr. Willis) may answer them, as he is fully prepared to show
that they are not warranted by the facts. This letter expresses regret at Mr.
Dole's communication, as it "brings for the first time official
information that the warlike preparations described by you (Dole) were caused
by and intended for the diplomatic and military representatives of the United
States."

The next correspondence to be sent to
congress, it is presumed, will be the reply of President Dole, giving the
specifications desired.

New Game
at the Y. M C A.

Basketball is the new game that has lately
been introduced into the gymnasium of the [Cortland] Y. M. C. A. It is a little
upon the football order, and a football is used, but it is contrary to the
rules of the game to permit the ball to be kicked or moved in any way with the
feet. There are five players on each side and the object is to get the ball
safely landed in a bushel basket, one of which is placed at either end of the
field and ten feet above the floor, while the opposing team do all in their
power to hinder this from being accomplished. It is good exercise and the boys
young and old have great sport with the ball.

Closed
by the Sheriff.

The grocery store of Mr. Frank W. Clark in
the Churchill building on North Main-st.
failed to open this morning on account of the fact that Sheriff Miller had
levied on the stock, upon three judgments, amounting to nearly $2,700. The
principal judgment was one filed about 9 o'clock this morning by Lucinda M.
Clark, who on April 3, 1882, loaned Mr. Clark $500, on December 19, 1892, $300
and on March 10, 1893, $525.

Two other smaller judgments were entered
against him. One by Mary Tiff for money loaned and interest from April 1, 1892
for $105.30 and costs of $18.19, and one by Nettie A. Clark for money and
interest amounting to $1,048.50 and costs of $18.19. The latter was money
loaned April 1, 1881.

A STANDARD reporter was unsuccessful in his
attempts to find Mr. Clark this morning, but one of his clerks, Mr. W. S.
Wright, stated that owing to the difficulty in making collections Mr. Clark
could not raise the money to pay the loans.

A Family
Affair.

Train Dispatcher W. H. Clark of the E., C.
& N. R. R. and Mrs. Clark were married
fifteen years ago to-day. They supposed no one would remember the occurrence
but themselves, but in this they were in error, for the 8:52 train on the D.,
L. & W. R. R. this morning brought into town Col. and Mrs. Alex. Lansing of
Apulia, Mrs. Clark's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lansing and Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Turtelot
of Syracuse, Mr. Lansing and Mrs. Turtelot being Mrs. Clark's brother and
sister. They came loaded with good things for dinner and proceeded at once to
the home of their son and daughter, 20 Union-st., and took possession. Mrs.
Clark was there alone and she gave them a cordial welcome.

Mr. Clark was at his office in the E., C. &
N. station and knew nothing about their presence until he entered the house at
noon, where everything was in readiness for a genuine anniversary dinner. It
was a joyful as well as memorable occasion. The whole family was assembled. Mr.
and Mrs. Clark of course were delighted.

The afternoon has passed all too quickly.
The visitors return home on the 6:04 train to night.

The
Table Talk.

With the object of ascertaining what the
effect would have been had Vaillant's bomb exploded on the floor of the chamber
of deputies instead of in the air, the French
police tied twenty unfortunate dogs to trees to represent the cabinet and the
deputies. A bomb identical with the one thrown by Vaillant was then exploded on
the ground and every dog was killed and terribly mangled. This shows how
providential and marvelous was the escape of the French legislators.

What is a local newspaper? It is a board of
trade, a trumpeter of the town's advantages, a history. It is a policeman, a
chaperon, a defender of your rights, and a board of health. It is an honest advisor.
It warns you against frauds, and tells you the best places to buy goods.It rejoices with you when you are glad and
mourns with you when you need a comforter. It is a guardian angel of your moral,
intellectual and physical health. It sticketh closer than a brother. Therefore remember
it and go not in pursuit of strange gods.—Exchange.

Mr. Petrie was born in Little Falls, Herkimer
Co., N. Y., in 1830. In the year 1853 he was married to Miss Harriet Brackett
of Manheim, Herkimer Co., N. Y., by whom he had three children, James Petrie,
Jennie Petrie and Anna Petrie, two of whom, James and Jennie, survive him.

In 1856 he bought a farm in Freetown, Cortland
Co., N. Y., and moved upon it with his family, where he lived about fourteen
years after which time he sold this farm and moved with his family to Cortland
to educate his children at the Normal school. He lived in Cortland about six
years and then bought a farm of Alvah T. Patrick in the town of Cuyler and
moved there with his family about the year 1876. He lived upon this farm for
several years and was prosperous and happy. At about that time that dreadful
disease, the typhoid fever, entered his happy home and carried off the wife and
mother and the youngest daughter Anna. The two children that now survive him,
James and Jennie Petrie, live in Plainfield, N. J., and were present at the
funeral. Mr. Petrie lived on this farm for several years after the death of his
wife and then sold it and moved to Truxton village, where he lived at the time
of his death.

Mr. Petrie was a practical farmer and a good
one and made that his business through life. He was kind and obliging, a good
neighbor, and generous and benevolent and good and liberal to the poor, and
none were turned away empty. He gave of his substance freely for the support of
the gospel and to the cause of Christ at home and abroad. H. M.

South
Cortland.

SOUTH CORTLAND, Jan. 20.—Mr. W. H. Roe has
gone to Virginia on business.

The following have been duly installed as
officers of Chicago grange for the ensuing year:

Master—A. A. Sheerar.

Overseer—Carrol Day.

Lecturer—Fred Frost.

Steward—Elmer Chaffee.

Chaplain—Wilson Calvert.

Assistant Steward—Willie Hyde.

Treasurer—Mrs. O. H. Hyde.

Secretary—N. F. Webb.

Gate Keeper—Avery Niles.

Pomona—Miss Kittie Day.

Flora—Mrs. John Gallagher.

Ceres—Mrs. John Calvert.

Lady Assistant Steward—Emma Sheerar.

Miss Edith Hammond is working at G. H.
Hyde's.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Burr Thompson, Jan.
20, a daughter.

Mr. Lyon of Cortland has rented Mr. John
Jones' farm.

Miss Davern closed a successful term of
school yesterday. A variety of old books were exchanged for the uniform
textbooks to be used in the public schools of the county and each grade has
completed the work prescribed in the course of study. Examinations were held
Wednesday and Thursday, and appropriate exercises Friday with the following
program:

Song—America,
School.

Quotations,
School.

Recitation—Lady
Claire,Maggie McNiff.

Recitation—Independence Bell, Mary Dickinson.

Recitation—A
Pound of Tea, Winnie Miller.

Song—Help
it on, First Grade.

Composition—Mammoth
Cave, Cora Roe.

Recitation—Curfew
Bell, Pearl Miller.

Recitation—Witches,
Hannah Roe.

Dialogue—What
we do, First Grade.

Concert
Reading—Not One to Spare, Sixth Grade.

Recitation—Kittie
Knew About Figures, Minnie Miller.

Recitation—Our
Baby, Grace Perkins.

Recitation—My
Grandma, Hannah Roe.

Song—Little
Ones Rest, Gracie Perkins.

Recitation—We
Long, Isabel Cotrell.

Recitation—Where
do you Live, Archie Roe.

Recitation—Somebody
s Mother, Anna McNiff.

Song—There
is music in the air, Seventh Grade.

Recitation—Dorkin's
Night, Ora Green.

Recitation—Whistling
in Heaven, Cora Roe.

Composition—Niagara
Falls, Anna Niles.

Recitation—Dolly
and I, Edith Griswold.

Recitation—Kind
Little Girl, Katie McNiff.

Hesitation—The
Blacksmith's Song, Anna Niles.

Song—Kiss
and let's Make Up, Ora Green.

Miss Davern has been engaged to teach the
summer school.

BREVITIES.

—Don't fail to see "Myrtle Ferns,"
Monday, Jan. 29.

—Don't forget that tickets to the performance
for the benefit of the needy upon Jan. 29 are now on sale.

—Rehearsals for "Myrtle Ferns"
were held in the Opera House several evenings last week. The play is well along
toward a successful presentation.

—Teachers' examination for second and third
grade certificates will be held in the first district at Marathon on Feb. 9 and
10, and in the second district at Homer on the same date.

—The family, which has of late been occupying
part of the [Randall] house rented by the Cortland Athletic association, is to-day
moving out, so that hereafter the association will have the entire house.

—Mr. F. I. Graham has lately adorned the
walls of the Cortland House and the Messenger House with large handsomely framed
pictures of the works of the Pope Mfg. Co., makers of the Columbia wheel.

—One of the large French plate glass windows
of Harrison Wells' butter store on Clinton-ave. was broken late yesterday or
early this morning. An almost clean hole, about an inch in diameter, was broken
out and the glass was slightly shattered around it. It looks very much like a
pistol shot, the weapon being held close to the glass, but the only clew is a
smooth stone about three inches in diameter, which was found on the walk
outside.

—Many of our subscribers wondered why the STANDARDS
were so late Saturday night. We had only printed about five hundred papers when
the largest pulley on the shafting that is connected with the big newspaper
press began to slip and the press stopped. Two men from the Cortland Foundry
and Machine shops were summoned by telephone, but it took them two hours to get
the pulley in order so that the rest of the edition could be printed. To-day
they have been putting in a new shaft and a new pulley, so that no more trouble
can come in the future. They expect to be done before press time at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, but there may be some delay and the papers may be a little late
again to-night, in which case we shall have to beg the indulgence of our
readers, but we expect they will be on time to-morrow and hereafter.